Orion (redirected from Orion (disambiguation))

O·ri·on  (-rn, -r-)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A giant hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, killed by Artemis.

2. A constellation in the celestial equator near Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

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[Middle English Orioun, from Latin rn, from Greek.]

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Orion¹

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales

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Orion²

n Latin genitive Orionis [ˌɔːrɪˈəʊnɪs]

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) a conspicuous constellation near Canis Major containing two first magnitude stars (Betelgeuse and Rigel) and a distant bright emission nebula (the Orion Nebula) associated with a system of giant molecular clouds and star formation

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Orion  (-rn)

A constellation in the equatorial region of the celestial sphere, near Taurus and Gemini. Orion (the Hunter) contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Orion - (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
	2.	Orion - a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel Hunter Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse - the second brightest star in Orion diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula - a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust

Translations

Orion [əˈraɪən] n (Myth, Astron) → Orione m